Happy Mother’s Day weekend!

Also, a few months ago, I edited a revised edition of a classic homesteading text–Building Country Comforts–for my publisher, and was so excited when Ashley English agreed to write a foreword. She writes about her own homesteading adventures on her blog, Small Measure, and contributes a weekly column on Design*Sponge. We worked together just before she had her baby boy, Huxley. If you have some land and are interested in the nuts-and-bolts of homesteading, she’s hosting a giveaway on her site through Monday.

And Aron and I were so excited to see Hither & Thither honored as a top travel site on Babble! (Thanks so much to whomever nominated us!) As always, our travelogues are linked the column to the right.